The month of May brought the good news that two School of Medicine scientists, each of whom have done pathbreaking work on molecular machines involved in human disease, had received high honors for their research. On May 1 Jorge E. Galán, Ph.D., D.V.M., chair and Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and professor of cell biology, was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the most prestigious honors in science. On the 29th, Arthur L. Horwich, M.D.,

In
the
1960s,
when
cardiac
surgery
was
still
a
young
field,
Horace
C.
Stansel
Jr.,
M.D.,
was
already
making
his
mark
at
Yale
as
a
skillful,
innovative
pediatric
heart
surgeon.
A
member
of
the
School
of
Medicine
faculty
until
his
death
in
1994,
Stansel
built
a
reputation
as
a
consummate
physician,
researcher,
and
educator,
and
was
a
mentor
to
generations
of
medical
students
and
residents.Known
as
“Stan”
to
friends
and
colleagues,
Stansel
trained
with
Ormand
C.
Julian,
M.D.,
at
Presbyterian
St.
Luke’s
Hospital
in
Chicago
and...

Out & About

March 3, 2012 Patients of the Yale Children’s Diabetes Program and their families attended the annual Family Day Symposium held at the Yale School of Nursing. The half-day symposium included lectures, discussions, and interactive programs for adults and children.

William V. Tamborlane, M.D., professor of pediatrics, speaks to attendees.

March 31, 2012 The medical school’s Department of Psychiatry hosted Neuroscience 2012, an annual symposium aimed at mental health professionals and consumers throughout the State of Connecticut. (From left) John H. Krystal, M.D., the Robert L. McNeil Jr. Professor of Translational Research and chair of the Department of Psychiatry; “Dr. Ruth” Westheimer, Ed.D., recipient of the department’s seventh annual Research Advocacy Award; and Robert E. Davidson, Ph.D., president of the Connecticut chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

May 8, 2012 Student Research Day, an annual event, showcased medical students’ theses, an integral part of the Yale System of medical education, and a requirement for students since 1839. A record 92 students exhibited posters in The Anlyan Center displaying the results of their research. 1. John M. Leventhal, M.D., professor of pediatrics, and Jennifer Duffy ’13.

May 8, 2012Roger Daltrey, founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who, who has a long record of charitable work for teenagers and young adults with cancer, visited doctors and patients at the medical school and at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven. Daltrey signs autographs for Darrel Janis (left), manager of the medical school’s Marigolds Dining Service, and Joyce Brown, banquet server for Marigolds.

May 11, 2012 A reception was held in the Medical Historical Library marking the election of Jorge Galán, Ph.D., D.V.M., chair and the Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis, to the National Academy of Sciences (see related story). (From left) Galán; Ruslan M. Medzhitov, Ph.D., the David W. Wallace Professor of Immunobiology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator; Akiko Iwasaki, Ph.D., professor of immunobiology and of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology; and Craig R. Roy, Ph.D., professor of microbial pathogenesis.

May 21, 2012 This year’s Commencement ceremony marked the end of medical school for the Class of 2012, and also set a new record: the class’s senior gift campaign raised more than $1,600 for the Alumni Fund, with 84 percent of graduating students participating.